26.2.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 68/189 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/353 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures against Belarus. (2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be extended until 28 February 2022. (3) The title of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, and the statements of reasons for nine natural and three legal persons included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to that Decision, should be amended. The date of listing for all natural persons included in that Annex should be added. (4) Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows: (1) the title is replaced by the following: ‘Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus’; (2) Article 8 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 8 1. This Decision shall apply until 28 February 2022. 2. This Decision shall be kept under constant review and shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’; (3) the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 25 February 2021. For the Council The President A. P. ZACARIAS (1) Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1). L ANNEX 68/190 ‘ANNEX EN List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1) A. Natural persons referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1) Offi Names (Transliteration of cial Names (Belarusian Belarusian spelling) spelling) (Russian Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Jour (Transliteration of Russian spelling) spelling) nal of 1. Uladzimir Uladzimiravich Уладзiмiр Position(s): former Minister of Internal Affairs; Failed to take action to investigate the case of the unresolved 24.9.2004 the NAVUMAU Уладзiмiравiч former Head of the President’s Security Service disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly European НАВУМАЎ Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Vladimir Vladimirovich DOB: 7.2.1956 Minister of Internal Affairs and also former Head of the President's NAUMOV Владимир POB: Smolensk, former USSR (now Russian Security Service. As a Minister of Internal Affairs he was Владимирович Uni Federation) responsible for the repression of peaceful demonstrations until his НАУМОВ retirement on 6 April 2009 for health reasons. Received a residence on Gender: male in the Drozdy nomenklatura district in Minsk from the Presidential Administration. In October 2014, was awarded the Order ‘For Merit’ III degree by President Lukashenka. 2. Dzmitry Valerievich Дзмiтрый Position(s): former Commander of the Special Key person in the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, 24.9.2004 PAULICHENKA Валер'евiч Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus ПАЎЛIЧЭНКА in 1999-2000. Former Commander of the Special Rapid Response Dmitri Valerievich DOB: 1966 Unit (SOBR) at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA). PAVLICHENKO (Dmitriy Дмитрий POB: Vitebsk/Viciebsk, former USSR (now Valeriyevich PAVLICHENKO) Валериевич Businessman, Head of ‘Honour’, the MoIA's Association of veterans Belarus) ПАВЛИЧЕНКО from the special forces of the MoIA. Address: Belarusian Association of Veterans of Special Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 26.2.2021 ‘Honour’, 111 Mayakovskogo St., Minsk 220028, Belarus Gender: male 26.2.2021 Names (Transliteration of Names (Belarusian Belarusian spelling) spelling) (Russian Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing (Transliteration of Russian spelling) spelling) 3. Viktar Uladzimiravich Вiктар Position(s): Head of the Belarus President Property Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. 24.9.2004 EN SHEIMAN (Viktar Уладзiмiравiч Management Directorate; Former Minister of Responsible for the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Uladzimiravich SHEYMAN) ШЭЙМАН Internal Affairs Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Secretary of the Viktor Vladimirovich Виктор DOB: 26.5.1958 Security Council. Sheiman remains a Special Assistant/Aid to the SHEIMAN (Viktor Владимирович POB: Soltanishki, Grodno/Hrodna Region/Oblast, President. Vladimirovich SHEYMAN) ШЕЙМАН former USSR (now Belarus) Address: Belarus President Property Management Directorate, 38 K. Marx St., Minsk 220016, Belarus Offi Gender: male cial Jour nal 4. Iury Leanidavich SIVAKAU Юрый Леанiдавiч Position(s): former Minister of Internal Affairs; Orchestrated the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, 24.9.2004 of (Yuri Leanidavich SIVAKAU, СIВАКАЎ, former Deputy Head of the Presidential Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus the SIVAKOU) СIВАКОЎ Administration in 1999-2000. Former Minister of Tourism and Sports, former Minister of Internal Affairs and former Deputy Head of the European Iury (Yuri) Leonidovich Юрий Леонидович DOB: 5.8.1946 Presidential Administration. SIVAKOV СИВАКОВ POB: Onor, Sakhalin Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Russian Federation) Uni Address: Belarusian Association of Veterans of on Special Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ‘Honour’, 111 Mayakovskogo St., Minsk 220028, Belarus Gender: male 5. Yuri Khadzimuratavich Юрый Position(s): Former Minister of Internal Affairs; In his former leadership position as Minister of Internal Affairs 2.10.2020 KARAEU Хаджымуратавiч Lieutenant General of Militia (police force); Aide to (MoIA), he is responsible for the repression and intimidation КАРАЕЎ the President of the Republic of Belarus - Inspector campaign led by MoIA forces in the wake of the 2020 presidential Yuri Khadzimuratovich for the Grodno/Hrodna Region/Oblast election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill treatment, including KARAEV Юрий torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and Хаджимуратович DOB: 21.6.1966 violence against journalists. КАРАЕВ L POB: Ordzhonikidze, former USSR (now Remains active in the Lukashenka regime as an aide to the President 68/191 Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation) of Belarus – Inspector for the Grodno/Hrodna Region/Oblast. Gender: male L Names (Transliteration of 68/192 Names (Belarusian Belarusian spelling) spelling) (Russian Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing (Transliteration of Russian spelling) spelling) 6. Genadz Arkadzievich Генадзь Position(s): Former First Deputy Minister of In his former leadership position as First Deputy Minister of 2.10.2020 EN KAZAKEVICH Аркадзьевiч Internal Affairs; Internal Affairs (MoIA), he is responsible for the repression and КАЗАКЕВIЧ intimidation campaign led by MoIA forces in the wake of the 2020 Gennadi Arkadievich Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs – Chief of the presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill- KAZAKEVICH Геннадий Criminal Militia, Colonel of Militia (police force) treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as Аркадьевич DOB: 14.2.1975 intimidation and violence against journalists. КАЗАКЕВИЧ POB: Minsk, former USSR (now Belarus) He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. He retains his post of Chief of the Criminal Gender: male Militia. Offi cial 7. Aliaksandr Piatrovich Аляксандр Position(s): Former Deputy Minister Internal In his former leadership position as Deputy Minister of Internal 2.10.2020 Jour BARSUKOU Пятровiч Affairs; Lieutenant-General of Militia (police Affairs (MoIA), he is responsible for the repression and nal БАРСУКОЎ force); intimidation campaign led by MoIA forces in the wake of the 2020 Alexander (Alexandr) of presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill- Petrovich BARSUKOV Александр Aide to the President of the Republic of Belarus - the treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as Петрович Inspector for the Minsk Region/Oblast intimidation and violence against journalists. European БАРСУКОВ DOB: 29.4.1965 He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as Aide to the POB: Vetkovski (Vetka) District, former USSR President of Belarus – Inspector for the Minsk Region/Oblast. (now Belarus) Uni Gender: male on 8. Siarhei Mikalaevich Сяргей Мiкалаевiч Position(s): Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, In his leadership position as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of 2.10.2020 KHAMENKA ХАМЕНКА Major-General of Militia (police force) Internal Affairs (MoIA), he is responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by MoIA forces in the wake of the 2020 Sergei Nikolaevich Сергей DOB: 21.9.1966 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill- KHOMENKO Николаевич POB: Yasinovataya, former USSR (now Ukraine) treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as ХОМЕНКО intimidation